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Welcome to East Ridge ...

East Ridge is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Ridge: E. Ridge

East Ridge is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of East Ridge is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: East Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for East Ridge: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named East Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named East Ridge - they are located in New York, Tennessee (3), Texas and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Ridge.

Communities near East Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Ridge.

  • Blacksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Radford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dublin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pembroke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ellett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
  • Alleghany Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
  • Merrimac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Pilot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Riner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for East Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Ridge ...

Looking for more information about East Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Ridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the East Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the East Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.